Total Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Derby Road West , and the 77th highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Avenue (NG10 5FT) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% higher than the Derby Road West average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (NG10 5FT), the main crime hotspot is near Barker Avenue East. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Avenue East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Melton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Avenue East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barker Avenue East —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Avenue East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5010 —
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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